based on 3 ratings
| 3,050 views
B. Poem: MORE THAN A MOTHER
When God set the world in place,
when He hung the stars up in space,
when He made the land and the sea,
then He made you and me.
He sat back and saw all that was good,
He saw things to be as they should.
Just one more blessing He had in store;
He created a mother, but
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bill Huffhine on May 27, 2004
based on 3 ratings
| 3,252 views
Every year the movie industry comes together for a massive celebration and awards ceremony. All of Hollywood looks forward to the night early in the year where they can come together and honor one another for the work that had been done during the previous year. It’s a really a fascinating thing
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Free Methodist
based on 13 ratings
| 2,135 views
In my secular vocation I am a computer project manager for the Duke University School of Medicine. I primarily develop web based, “anywhere” access “web-top” applications that people use throughout the medical school. One of the most beautiful and liberating aspects of my job is that although I
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
The following incident took place in 1968 on an airliner bound for New York. It was a routine flight, and normally a boring affair. The kind of flights I like -- uneventful. But this one proved to be otherwise. Descending to the destination, the pilot realized the landing gear refused to engage. He
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 7 ratings
| 3,294 views
Pastor Bruce D. Weaver and his wife drove in their car to pick up their son from Vacation Bible School. The sky was growing dark and there was a storm watch in effect, but no rain was falling yet. The theme for their upcoming Vacation Bible School had to do with Noah’s ark and the flood, so he
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 19, 2004
Frederick Buechner was twenty-seven and living alone in New York trying to start a novel. He tells of going to hear a famous preacher in New York on impulse. He was not a churchgoer, but the church was right next door. It was around the time that Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
Illustration: “The Egg Toss”
During the waning days of World War II, thousands of Russian troops poured into the city of Berlin. Many of them were simple country bumpkins who had never been in a city before. They were amazed and confused by what they saw. Some soldiers unscrewed light bulbs and
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Peter Chan on Feb 11, 2005
based on 3 ratings
| 2,932 views
Who needs the instruction manual? Some time ago, I purchased a DIY computer table. It was a cash and carry purchase. The moment I reached home, I quickly opened it up and started assembling. I had not bothered to read the manufacturer’s instructions thinking that IQ and common sense should do the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Scott Malone on Mar 1, 2005
based on 7 ratings
| 7,509 views
During the time of the Second Great Awakening in America, Charles Finney was the foremost among the great evangelists. Many people know him. However few know the name, Daniel Nash.
Nash was a lackluster pastor in upper New York State who, at the age of 48, dedicated his life to prayer. Long
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 3 ratings
| 4,294 views
REMEMBER ME
Lately I have become concerned about the people I represent. I no longer see the Pride in your eyes that I once seen when I traveled down your streets in the Veterans Day parades and on the 4th of July. The people that once saluted me and those that held their hand over their heart as
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005
based on 1 rating
| 1,901 views
There is rarely a week that goes by when I don’t make a hospital visit. Because I visit the hospital so frequently, I will admit that after a few weeks have passed most hospital visits sort of fade from my memory. However, I want to finish up this morning by telling you about a hospital visit I
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
based on 1 rating
| 2,170 views
February 24, 1993, in the U.S. Supreme Court. The case: Lamb’s Chapel and John Steigerwald v. Center Moriches Union Free School District. A group of Christians wanted to show a film after hours in a public facility. Apparently, religious hostility has reached the point in this nation where, because
...read more
Tags:
Sermon Central